JULIA Morris has revealed her funny-girl persona meant people thought she was joking about her husband's breast cancer diagnosis.

"So many people were saying, 'Men don't get that','' the House Husbands actress said.

"Even some people that I spoke to said: 'I don't believe you. Is this a joke? Are you joking?'

"I said no, and they would argue back with me and say: 'Men don't get breast cancer.' And I would say: 'OK, yeah. All the best. I must tell the surgeon then'.''

Morris, 44, revealed her husband Dan's condition last year, using Twitter to explain he had undergone a mastectomy.

She said his recovery was going well: "He's in fantastic form -- very much on the improve. It's a slow journey back to maximum health. We were so lucky for the early detection. He's terrific and in a very happy place.''

The number of men diagnosed with breast cancer in Australia is small, but increased from 62 in 1982 to 103 in 2007.

Morris, who plays Gemma Horne in the Channel 9 show House Husbands, has been nominated for a silver Logie for best actress for her role, and is taking Dan to the April 7 Logies after-parties.

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